"YouTube user MrCrazycommercials has uploaded lots of vintage toy commercials, including an “ad,” purportedly from 1983, for the toy Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear. While the other commercials are for real products, Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear is a Pixar creation and a character that will appear in Toy Story 3.

Check out the ad:"

"Thus far, Disney and Pixar have heavily marketed the film across different demographics, but there has a been a strong viral push to grab the attention of people in their mid-to-late twenties. For that reason, creating an ’80s-esque toy commercial makes a lot of sense, because we’re a generation that is obsessed with recollecting our past and relishing what once was."

Friggin' brilliant, i say. and of course i have a soft spot for 'vintage' or 'retro' things.

apple crumble with cheap vanilla ice cream. this could be served warmer, with a better quality ice cream. paled in comparison with the raspberry cheesecake.

here's all of us! loooong table.

here's me with mr big-eyed guan. i tried as well.

next up! we went to nicole's place for some Wii and poker. and of course, to play with her lovely boisterous dogs. FOUR of em, of which 1 is a jack russel, 2 schnauzers (ah pek dogs) and 1 umm, can't remember what breed, but he's really old at 77 dog years. so he's quiet while the younger dogs tore the house down.

wii and poker. i was in top 3 out of 6 players! that pile of chips above the chips were mine, wuahah.

i was given the chance to give them some treats. they are damn cute trying to wait for me to give them their treat, and they had to work for it! hi 5 and play dead!

then they played ball. the jack russell you see there is called Prince, and he's the obsessed ball lover. he wants to play fetch 24/7. but Jewel, the grey schnauzer, is a better ball catcher, who doesn't like to let go of the ball because 1. prince is fighting for it and 2. he knows he's gonna have to fetch it again if he returns it. I love prince's expression here. he followed ash all over the house waiting for her to drop the ball. warning, cute overload ahead.

on my sister's lap is Ash! she's the greediest of all three, doesn't play ball but gets easily fooled by rustling plastic and hand actions suggesting treats. hehe. and loves to lie on people's laps. this picture is sooo adorable.

here they are either trying to catch the ball, or waiting for chenyang to give them treats. hehe prince looks so happy!

and a shot of fat assed Jewel. she's just had her womb extracted, but she's back in action now that she's recovered. her fur is like a dark grey carpet and everyone loves to stroke it.

mmmm and that's how i spent my saturday night. good food, old friends, cute dogs and fun games :)

PS: photos courtesy of jiaming. View the full album on facebook here. i want a dslr tooo!!!!

her lips are bedazzled. omg, glittery glitter everywhere! i love the vid and the song :)

Lyrics
You’ve been acting awful tough lately
Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately
But inside, you’re just a little baby
It’s okay to say you’ve got a weak spot
You don’t always have to be on top
Better to be hated than love, love, loved for what you’re not

You’re vulnerable, you’re vulnerable
You are not a robot
You’re loveable, so loveable
But you’re just troubled

Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot

You’ve been hanging with the unloved kids
Who you never really liked and you never trusted
But you are so magnetic, you pick up all the pins
Never committing to anything
You don’t pick up the phone when it ring, ring, rings
Don’t be so pathetic, just open up and sing

I’m vulnerable, I’m vulnerable
I am not a robot
You’re loveable, so loveable
But you’re just troubled

Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot

Can you teach me how to feel real?
Can you turn my power on?
Well, let the drum beat drop

Guess what? I’m not a robot
Guess what? I’m not a robot

Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I’m not a robot, a robot

I attended the blogger symposium last Saturday on my birthday, organised by nuffnang with Rux. Thought it would be an interesting thing to go for and see the real people behind those blogs. Doctor Leslie Tay from ieat is damn hamsem, i must say!

As it was sponsored by canon, we got free photo print outs! they also did a great marketing job because now i want a canon s90 camera. see that orange card in my hand? my lucky draw number, but i didn't win the s90.

before the talk. just realised xiaxue's looking in my direction, oops. she's pretty and petite IRL, just like in her blog pics la. and her nails are really super bling, even i want to know what sort of crystals is she using. no wonder she's got so many queries about them in the states.

here's us!

damn funny moment when xiaxue scolded someone who's on the phone.
"Want to die is it? later i blog about you ah!"

kenny sia, malaysia' top blogger, made a special appearance during the talk! he sportingly went up to for xx to take a pic of him so she can photoshop him! hilarious.

smile big big for the head shot! Kenny is a very humorous blogger, i love reading his posts.

with kenny siaaaa, happy siaaaa. btw he has a surprisingly deep voice.

ok! so after the event, which was a good effort by nuffnang for a first time, we decided to go shopping at marina square. bought stufff, before going to good ol' kenny rogers for some soul food.

their corn muffins are so damn good.

my roasters set with mac 'n cheese and corn nibblets. om nom nom.

rux's quarter chicken w mac and cheese and mashed taters.

i'm quite happy with my buys! got a $60 pair of suede maryjane heels from topshop, a dark blue flutter top from there as well as hot pink sandals on sale for $9. like omg how cheap.

here's a pic of the gorgeous maryjane. i hope it doesn't bite, it looks fierce!

and finally, here's a random polaroid of me taken last Sunday after the makeover.

the long weekend had been really awesome. great friends, food, drinks, and activities from Thurs night all the way to Sat night. and now a gorgeous rainy sunday for me to laze around, blog and watch tv. Couldn't ask for more! Thanks everyone for making turning 1 year older less of a pain :)

Good Friday, eve of my birthday - Met up with the njc band peepz in the afternoon for late lunch
at Oriole, Somerset 313!

with shunyu, organizer of event. thanks :P

shunyu, me, ben - march and april babies!

victor, swee and PK - the celebrators. haha!

my spaghetti prawn pasta. not bad.

swee's beef cheek tagliatelle

ben's pork sandwich. value for money!

victor's fish and chips, not as big as fish & co's.

shunyu's molten lava cake! uber rich and sinful.

with our presents! got a handmade vase by PK and a bottle of sakuri sake from shunyu :)

next up, met with zq for some OC fashion show event that i was invited to.
This model is daaaamn pretty, she's got baby face and flawless complexion.
plus she kept smiling at me! hahah.

see? smiling at me! ok, in my direction at least...

during an interlude, the host was like, "so who likes ice cream?" and I naively thought it was just a show of hands kind of thing, so i raised mine. next thing i know, i was hauled on stage for a ben and jerry's taste test, blindfolded. winner gets b&j voucher! but in the end all 3 of us were given the vouchers, chey. i was the fastest to identify the flavour (strawberry cheesecake), by the way.

here's me up there taken by zq.

after the event, we went for our jap dinner at a secret location! hoho. twas damn awesome.

:P

pork belly yakitori.

the stewed pork is damn friggin orgasmic.

zq's cod fish teriyaki.

then, what's a birthday without drinks to numb the pain of growing older right?
we ended up at the bar that's outside alley/acid. here's us, when i am less red. ha.

she drink ice water!

i drink... half a vodka redbull. before this i was treated to a tiger pint, a shot of absinthe and a barcardi 151. the absinthe taste is nastyyy and it burns. barcardi 151 is 78% alcohol, by the way.

guess who woke up with a headache the next day :P

but it was a damn fun day and night. and a damn good way to usher in turning older and wiser.
thanks bestie for the night, and everyone for your happy birthdays! :)

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